Safety brooch-fastening device



y 1953 A. E. HESTERMANN 2,639,482

SAFETY BROOCH-FASTENING DEVICE Filed Nov. 14, 1952 I INVENTOR. lqqjddio firfjda quick/n21) Patented May 26, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAFETY BROOCH-FASTENIN G DEVICE Augusto Enrique Hestermann, Malaver, Argentina Application November 14, 1952, Serial No. 320,460

'Claims. 1

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in brooches and more particularly refers to a safety brooch-fastening device.

The main object of my invention is to provide a safety brooch-fastening device adapted to be removably disposed on the usual pin of a brooch and so arranged and constructed that it efiiciently avoids the loss of the brooch which by means of said pin in co-operation with said device has been fastened to a dress or the like.

One object of the invention is to provide. a safety brooch-fastening device, comprising a tubular member for receiving the usual pin of a brooch and a catch means in connection with said tubular member for removably connecting the latter with a fixed part of the brooch and for preventing said tubular member from disengaging said brooch pin, with the advantageous results that this fastening device may be easily applied to a brooch and in use is entirely concealed below the ornament body of the brooch.

Another object of my invention is to provide a safety brooch-fastening device, comprising a tubular member for receiving the usual pin of a brooch, a longitudinal sheet attached to said tubular member and extending beyond one end thereof for removably connecting the same to a fixed part of the brooch, and a hook provided at the free end of said projecting sheet portion for engaging said fixed part of the brooch, the arrangement of said projecting sheet portion with regard to said tubular member being such that'a free space is provided between said sheet portion and the axis of said tubular member which advantageously facilitates the application of the brooch to a dress or the like.

Still another object of the invention is to provvide a safety brooch-fastening device of the class referred to, wherein the said tubular memberis provided with a slightly flaring end opening or with a funnel-shaped end portion with the advantageous result that the usual pin of a brooch -may be easily introduced into and through said tubular member.

An additional object of my invention is to provide an improved brooch, comprising an ornament body, a pin pivotally secured to said body and a hook provided at said body for engaging the free end of said pin; a tubular member rotatively disposed on said pin, a sheet portion attached to said tubular member and extending beyond one end of the latter for removably conthat the brooch applied to a dress or the like can not be lost.

With these objects and advantageous features in view, the present invention comprises the arrangement, combination and construction of parts as will be hereinafter fully described with particular reference to the accompanying drawing showing by way of example only a preferred embodiment of the invention and whereon:

Figure 1 is a plan view, and

Figure 2 is a side view of the brooch-fastening device according to the invention;

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 shows the way of applying the fastening device to the pin of a brooch; and

Figure 5 illustrates the fastening device in its operative position on the pin of a brooch,

Having reference to the accompanying drawing, the safety brooch-fastening device according to my present invention comprises a main tubular portion I which is substantially cylindrical. If desired, the same may be slightly conical and conveniently is provided with a conically widened end portion 2 for facilitating the insertion or entrance of the pin 3 of a brooch 4.

The tubular portion 1 forms part of a longitudinal sheet 5 (Figure 2) extending co-axially therewith and beyond the entrance opening 2,.at which said sheet reduces its breadth so as to form a small shoulder 6. At a short distance from the entrance opening 2 of the tubular portion I, the

longitudina1 sheet 5 is slightly bent as shown at I and beyond this bent portion 1 extends again in a direction parallel to the axis of the tubular portion I. This straight end portion 8 is formed at its free end with a hook 9.

In use the safety brooch-fastening device according to my invention is simply applied to the pin 3 of a brooch 4 as shown in Figures 4 and 5,

for which purpose said pin 3 at first is passed through the cloth I0 of a dress engaging about 2-3 mm. of said cloth as shown at l I, whereupon it is inserted into the mouth of the tube l and the free end portion of the pin 3 projecting beyond said tube is then again passed through the cloth l0 and finally is engaged in the hook [2 of the brooch. The engagement of the cloth portion II and of the tubular portion 1 of the device by the pin 3 of the brooch 4 by virtue of the shoulder is .rendered possible in such a manner that the fastening device may nevertheless be turned around said pin from the. position shown in Figure 4 to that of Figure 5, wherein the hook 9 engages the pin pivot l3 of the brooch 4 or the stud l4 carry- ,ing said pivot. The curved or bent portion 1 and the straight end portion 8 laterally removed from the axis of the tubular portion I also assist in facilitating the application of the fastening de- ;vice and the co-operation of the hook 9 with the pivot l3 or stud l4 prevents the pin 3 from disengaging the cloth I!) with the result that the brooch 4 can not be lost even in the case that said pin shouldibedisengagedby the heel: 12 of the brooch.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Safety brooch-fastening device, comprising a tubular member for receiving the usual pi'm of a brooch, a longitudinalsheetattachedrtovsaid.

tubular member for removably connecting the latter to a fixed part of saidandlcamh means provided in connection with said. longitudinal sheet for engaging said fixed part of the brooch and for preventing said tubular member from disengaging the breech: pin:

2. Safety brooch-fastening device, comprising a tubular member for receiving-theusual pin of a brooch, afunn'ei' -shaped mouth provided at one end of said tubular member for facilitating the: entrance of the" brooch pin", a longitudinal sheet attached tosaid tubular member for removabl y connecting the latter to; a: fined; part of said brooch; and catchmeana provided in" connection with said longitudinalzsheet for engaging saddfixed part. of the brooch and ion preventing saidtubular member from-.disengaging the breech pin.

3. Safety brooch-fasteningdevice; comprising a. tubular member for reoei'ving'the usuaipin of a brooch; tax-slightly flared endi opening;- provided in said'itubular' member for facilitating the entrance of' the brooch-pin, a longitudinal: sheet attached to said tubular member for removably connecting the. latter to" a. fixed. part of said broochand' oa'toh means-- provided: in connection withv saidlongitudinalsheet. for engaging said 'fixedipartl'ofi the brooch anddor preventing said tubular" member from disengaging. the brooch 4. Safety: brooch-fastening device, comprising a2 tubular memben'for: receiving the: usual pin of abrooch, alongitudinat sheet forming part of said tubular member: and extending beyonrb one end. thereof for connecting. the samez to: aufix'ed para of said! brooclr. and; catch means: provided iniconnection with;said.longitiidinalisheea-ioren gagingzsaid; fixed partzofi thebrooch andiio'npreventing? said: tubular member. from: disengaging the breach pine 5..-Saiety brooch-fastening; device; comprising a tubular member for: receiving; the usualipiniof 'a;.,.brooch; a: longitudinal; sheet forming: pact of said: tubular: member; projecting radially] therefrormandrextending: beyond one: end; thereof. for oonncctingaitthexsame: to at fixed; part; of. said brooch; and: catch means provided: in connection withs said longitudinal. sheet foru engaging; said fused part: of the. brooch: and: fonpneventingrsaid tubular:-m'ember from. disengagingthe brooch 4 a tubular member for receiving the usual pin 01 a brooch, a longitudinal sheet attached to said tubular member and extending beyond one end thereof; for removably connecting the same to a .fixed part of? the. broocli,, theprojjecting portion of said sheet having a reduced breadth for providing a shoulder at said end of said tubular member and including an outwardly bent portion ion laterally removing said projecting sheet portionfromthe axis of said tubular member, said shoulder'and this bent portion providing for a fxwspace; betweennsaid projecting sheet portion and the brooch pin inserted into said tubular member; and a catch means provided at the free end of said projecting sheet portion for engaging said fixedpart oi the: brooch: and for preventing said tubular member front disengaging said brooclrpin.

8. Safety brooch-fastening device, comprising a: tubular member for receiving the usual-.pin of a brooch; a; longitudinal sheet attached: to-said tubular member and. extending; beyond one and therefor for removably' connecting the same to a fix'edpart at the brooch, the projecting portion off said sheet: having a reduced: breadth for providing a shoulder atsaid end: of said tubular n'i'emberrand' including: an outwardly bent portion forv laterally: removing said= projecting sheetportioni from. the axis: of said. tubular: member; said shoulder and. this. bent portion providing, for a free space: between said progiecting: sheetportion andthe brooch pin: inserted: into said tubular member; and. a hook member provided at the free end. 0i said1projecting sheeti portion for. engaging. said. fixed part of the-brooch and-for preventing: said tubular member from disengaging said brooch pin.

9.. A brooch,. comprising an ornamentbody, a pinpivotally' connected to said body, ahook provided; at saidbodyfor: engaging said pin, a tubular member-'rotati-vely disposed on said pin, a longitudinal sheetattached-to said tubular memher and extending: beyond one endthereof 'for removably. connecting the same with afixed part. of said ornament body, and a hook formed; at the free end. of said projecting sheet portion for engaging. saidi fi'xed part of the ornament body and. for. preventing. said tubular member from disengaging; said brooch pin.

ID. Aibro'och, comprising an ornament'body; a

pin pivotally connected to said bodyca hook provided at said body for engaging said pin; a' tubular member rotatively disposed on said pin; a l'ongitudinai" sheet attached to said tubularmemberand extending beyond one end thereoftor removably connecting the same to a fixed part of the brooch, the projecting portion ofsaid sheet having a reduced breadth for providing a shoulder at said end of saidtubul'ar'member and including'an outwardly bent. portion for laterally removing said projecting sheet portion-from. the

axis or" said tubular. member, said; shoulder". and

this bent portion. providing, for a free. space: between; saidl projecting sheet portion. and the bronch pin-inserted? into said? tubular member, and a: hook; member provided. at the. free end of: saidprojecting sheet-portion for engaging: said fixed part of. the brooch and for preventing. said tubular: member from disengaging said brooch pin.

AUGUSTO ENRIQUEL I-IESTERMANN.

No references cited. 

